Data center nondisclosure bill dies in North Dakota Senate vote

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 497

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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North Dakota legislators on Thursday rejected a push to ban the use of nondisclosure agreements between government entities and developers of data centers and other industrial projects.

Bill sponsor Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, tried to persuade lawmakers that the bill was needed to preserve trust in government in the face of multi-billion dollar data center development projects that are popping up around the state.

“Secrets destroy trust in government,” Mathern said.

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